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Libyan Central Bank resumes operations after release of senior official

Libyan Central Bank resumes operations after release of senior official

The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) announced that it has resumed operations, following the release of its top official who was kidnapped earlier on Sunday. CBL confirmed the release of the head of its information technology department Musaab Muslam, who was taken on Sunday by an “unknown party.” “Governor Sadiq …

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Chinese company accused of trying to seize Nigeria’s government assets

Chinese company accused of trying to seize Nigeria's government assets

Nigerian government has accused a Chinese company of trying to seize its assets overseas, including presidential jets, a government spokesperson said on Thursday. Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga said Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd. is using “unorthodox means” to target Nigerian government property, despite having no contractual obligations with the …

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Man gets $7 million in compensation after 48 years in prison

Man gets $7 million in compensation after 48 years in prison

After spending nearly half a century in prison for a murder he didn’t commit in Oklahoma, Glynn Simmons, a 71-year-old African-American, will receive $7.15 million in restitution Before he was exonerated last year, Glynn Simmons had become the longest-serving inmate in U.S. history, according to the U.S. National Registry of …

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